Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion How do you handle being "on" all the time?

we get out of the house and go to library story times, playdates, music classes, etc. every single day. It is easier being out of the house because she can find other people and things to absorb some of her energy. I also learned to say no to being available every minute of the day at home. It is fine for them to want interaction and information, but I got to the point where I was burnt out and not doing anything for myself and she has slowly learned to do some things on her own. She doesn't do "quiet time" in the sense of actually being quiet (she doesn't stop talking or singing for two seconds all day) but she does do some things on her own. She can make little figures with Playdough and play out stories on her own with them. Remember I have two bright active ones ages two and three so I simply cannot stay locked up in the house with them all day every day or we would all go nuts. My three year old goes to preschool two mornings a week and it is the best thing in the world because it gives me a break and gives her new input. You are so lucky you DD likes worksheets. That is something I wouldn't mind doing. My DD wants to do creative play and dialogues and that gets boring for any adult...I like to do things where we can sit nicely at a table, but her energy is more like a volcano going off in every direction and is so exhausting and the house can quickly seem too small. I am hoping that as she gets older she will settle down a little bit.